Hispanic-Taiwanese pop band Duda Deportiva will play tonight at The Wall (這牆), a prominent venue for indie rock artists. They will be joined by noise pop/shoegazing act Floating Boat (浮舟) and Trip-hop/dream pop act Kingdom of Rain (雨國). Tonight at Korner, which is located inside The Wall, it is a night of techno and house with Toska, Elin, Ao Wu and Cotton Disco. Sound art pioneer Wang Fu-jui (王福瑞) will take the stage tomorrow with Lu Yi (盧藝) in a collaboration called Soundwatch Studio. Sebastien Labrunie will provide visuals. Betty Apple (鄭宜蘋), Argand Plane and Wang Yu (王昱) are also on the bill. Later in the evening it’s a night of house and techno music with Initials BB, Lyova Lyubov and Chen Yinn.
■ B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1), tel: (02) 2930-0162. On the Net: thewall.tw
■ Shows for The Wall are tonight at 7:30pm ; Korner shows are tonight at 11:55pm, tomorrow at 8pm and 11:55pm
Photo courtesy of Duda Deportiva
■ Tickets for The Wall cost NT$350 tonight ; Korner tickets cost NT$200 tonight, NT$300 for the 8pm show and NT$200 for the 11:55pm show; available online through thewall.tw
Post-rock bands Customood and Pleiades (昴宿) will take the stage tonight at APA Mini (小地方展演空間). Tomorrow it is taike rockers Sunset Samurai (夕陽武士). On Sunday shoegaze hipsters Huan Huan (緩緩) will play, along with MoZiGon (寞子宮) and DSPS.
■ B1,147, Hangzhou S Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市杭州南路一段147號B1), tel: (02) 2327-8658. On the Net: www.facebook.com/apamini
Taike rockers Sunset Samurai take the stage tomorrow at APA Mini.
■ Shows start 8pm
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight and tomorrow and NT$300 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
It’s a night of post-rock and ambient music tonight at indie rock club Revolver, with indie rock group Posh Inverse (優雅逆轉) and electronic/new wave band Jade Eyes (孔雀眼) on the bill. LEO37 and Deer Kuo will let loose some hip-hop, rap and house tomorrow. On Sunday, there will be a J-rock tribute with Reishi—Rock (零肆—搖滾) and Glory Day’z-GD’z.
Photo courtesy of Suming
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678. On the Net: www.revolver.tw
■ Show starts at 9pm tonight, 11:30pm tomorrow and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow and NT$200 on Sunday
Guiguisuisui (鬼鬼祟祟), a two-piece act that blends electronic and 8-bit sounds with blues, rock, hip hop, punk and ambient genres while performing an avante garde opera featuring a number of characters, play tomorrow at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties. Post-punk outfit Bad to the Bone (壞透), ambient/electronic dance group Utopia (世外桃源) and LFI are also on the bill. Punk outfit Random (隨性樂團) will play on Wednesday.
■ 1 Siyuan Rd, Taipei City (台北市思源路1號), tel: (02) 2364-8198. On the Net: www.pipemusic.com.tw
■ Show starts at 6pm tomorrow and 8pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$600, available online through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Electric-Delta and hill country blues quartet The Wild Alibis will play tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei.
■ 77, Heping E Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市和平東路三段77號), tel: (02) 2377-1772
■ Shows start 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Traveling songstress Zoe Chang (張心柔) croons tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Jelly Lee (傑利), the lead singer from funk-rock ensemble Coach (教練樂隊), will share the venue tomorrow with rockers Wuwu Shen (五五身).
■ 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市新生南路三段56巷7號), tel: (02) 2362-5494. On the Net: www.witchhouse.org
■ Shows start at 9:30pm. Restaurant/bar with queer/feminist bookstore and large collection of board games, open 11am to midnight Sundays through Wednesdays, 11am to 1am Thursdays through Saturdays
■ Entrance for music shows is NT$350
It’s an all-star line-up tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) with acclaimed Aboriginal singer/songwriter Suming and rap/hip-hop artist Miss Ko (葛仲珊).
■ 177 Xining S Rd, Taipei City (台北市西寧南路177號), tel: (02) 2370-8805. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$600, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Aboriginal singing combo Lan-hsin Band (嵐馨樂團) play tomorrow at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). On Sunday, it’s live music from ATW Girl (逆風少女) and San Chung Electronic Kong.
■ B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1), next to Taipower Building (台電大樓), tel: (02) 2368-7310. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Show starts 9pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tomorrow and NT$350 on Sunday, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Taipei Soul Brothers play original material and covers tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Duke Fantasy (范特西公爵) plays an eclectic collection of jazz, rock, Latin and R&B tomorrow.
■ B1, 1, Ln 102, Anhe Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市安和路一段 102巷1號B1), tel: (02) 2700-5411. On the Net: www.sappholive.com
■ Shows start at 9:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400
Mando-pop singer Ai Yi-liang (艾怡良) will play tonight at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei.
■ 117, Anhe Rd, Taichung City (台中市安和路117號), tel: (04) 2359-8780. On the Net: www.legacy.com.tw/taichung.
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$900 Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Pop and folk artist PiA (吳蓓雅) continues her cross-country tour Sunday at Taichung’s Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡). On Wednesday it is Kaohsiung-based industrial rockers Shallow Levee (淺堤) and South Bad Boy.
■ 47, Jingcheng 3rd St, Taichung City (台中市精誠三街47號), tel: (04) 2310-1661. On the Net: forrocafe.blogspot.tw
■ Show starts at 7pm tonight
■ Admission is NT$700 on Sunday and Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Guiguisuisui (鬼鬼祟祟) play tonight at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan. They will be joined by noise punks Spacy Fly (太空蒼蠅).
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan City (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Show starts at 9pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available at www.indievox.com
Rock act Bizcashi (比茲卡西) and 80s and 90s Britpop group Radio in Stereo (立體聲電台) play tomorrow night at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung.
■ 46 Liwen Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市立文路46號), tel: (07) 550-8617. On the Net: mercurybar.blogspot.tw
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$250, available at www.indievox.com
Folk musician Lee Te-yun (李德筠) and Aboriginal musician Leo Chen (陳永龍) will each play a set tomorrow at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區).
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts 7pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Funk/blues/alternative band Iron Punch (鐵擊) will play tonight at Live Warehouse, a venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區). They will be supported by New metal/post-hardcore outfit Way of Puzzle (謎路人). Alt-rock act Guntzepaula (槍擊潑辣) plays tomorrow with electronic/new wave band Jade Eyes (孔雀眼).
■ 2-5 Dayi Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市大義街2-5號), tel: (07) 521-8114. On the Net: livewarehouse.tw
■ Shows start 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and NT$600 tomorrow, available online through tickets.books.com.tw
Blues rock band The Strangers (異鄉人) and pop rock band Shouting (囂音) are among the acts taking the stage tonight at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music performances and art exhibitions in Taichung. The lineup for tomorrow features rock group Violent Fridge (暴力電冰箱) and Thinking of Him (朝思暮想的他). On Sunday, it’s a night of punk music with Sora, Flower Dregs (花渣) and Shoot Up.
■ B1-1, 429, Henan Rd Sec 2, Greater Taichung (台中市河南路二段429號B1-1), tel: (04) 2451-1989. On the Net: soundlivehouse.msmusic.com.tw
■ Show starts at 6pm tonight, 7:30pm tomorrow and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight, NT$300 tomorrow and NT$350 on Sunday. Tickets available through www.walkieticket.com and www.indievox.com
Hip-hopsters and activists Community Service (勞動服務) and rockers Merlin Gun (梅林槍) take the stage tonight at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
Pop duo A-san and Eric (阿三& Eric) and Japanese four-piece folk group Tabinekoaburadan share the stage tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. Seediq singer-songwriter Laka Umaw takes the stage on tomorrow and will be joined by ONS — 197.
■ 26, Ln 135, Sinsheng Rd, Taitung City (台東市新生路135巷26號), tel: (089) 343-393. On the Net: www.tiehua.com.tw
■ Shows start at 8pm. Music venue and crafts shops are open 2pm to 10pm Tuesdays through Sundays
■ Entrance is NT$200 tonight and NT$250 tomorrow, available online at tickets.books.com.tw
Japan is celebrated for its exceptional levels of customer service. But the behavior of a growing number of customers and clients leaves a lot to be desired. The rise of the abusive consumer has prompted authorities in Tokyo to introduce the country’s first ordinance — a locally approved regulation — to protect service industry staff from kasuhara — the Japanese abbreviated form of “customer harassment.” While the Tokyo ordinance, which will go into effect in April, does not carry penalties, experts hope the move will highlight a growing social problem and, perhaps, encourage people to think twice before taking out their frustrations
There is perhaps no better way to soak up the last of Taipei’s balmy evenings than dining al fresco at La Piada with a sundowner Aperol Spritz and a luxuriant plate of charcuterie. La Piada (義式薄餅) is the brainchild of Milano native William Di Nardo. Tucked into an unassuming apartment complex, fairy lights and wining diners lead the way to this charming slice of laid-back Mediterranean deli culture. Taipei is entirely saturated with Italian cuisine, but La Piada offers something otherwise unseen on the island. Piadina Romagnola: a northern Italian street food classic. These handheld flatbreads are stuffed with cold
Oct. 14 to Oct. 20 After working above ground for two years, Chang Kui (張桂) entered the Yamamoto coal mine for the first time, age 16. It was 1943, and because many men had joined the war effort, an increasing number of women went underground to take over the physically grueling and dangerous work. “As soon as the carts arrived, I climbed on for the sake of earning money; I didn’t even feel scared,” Chang tells her granddaughter Tai Po-fen (戴伯芬) in The last female miner: The story of Chang Kui (末代女礦工: 張桂故事), which can be found on the Frontline
In the tourism desert that is most of Changhua County, at least one place stands out as a remarkable exception: one of Taiwan’s earliest Han Chinese settlements, Lukang. Packed with temples and restored buildings showcasing different eras in Taiwan’s settlement history, the downtown area is best explored on foot. As you make your way through winding narrow alleys where even Taiwanese scooters seldom pass, you are sure to come across surprise after surprise. The old Taisugar railway station is a good jumping-off point for a walking tour of downtown Lukang. Though the interior is not open to the public, the exterior
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